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THE ARTIFICIAL COOLING OF SICK-ROOMS IN SUMMER

THE ARTIFICIAL COOLING OF SICK-ROOMS IN SUMMER The mortality of gastro-enteritis in infants, despite all scientific efforts devoted to its amelioration, is so appalling, that each summer, in addition to employing what is best in the old methods of treatment, we attempt to devise newer and better ways of combating this formidable disease. It was with this in view that during my summer service of 1913, an endeavor was made to attack this malady in a way entirely different from any previously undertaken. The etiology of gastro-enteritis has been and will be for years to come a much discussed subject. Without reiterating the well known conclusions of many pediatrists, based on theoretical considerations and practical observations, let us state that in our opinion also, gastro-enteritis is probably primarily a nutritional disorder, having as a secondary causal factor a bacteriologic basis. Both of these factors operate in winter as well as in summer. To account, then, for the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American journal of diseases of children American Medical Association

THE ARTIFICIAL COOLING OF SICK-ROOMS IN SUMMER

American journal of diseases of children , Volume VIII (2) – Aug 1, 1914

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American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1914 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0096-8994
eISSN
1538-3628
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1914.04300010144006
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Abstract

The mortality of gastro-enteritis in infants, despite all scientific efforts devoted to its amelioration, is so appalling, that each summer, in addition to employing what is best in the old methods of treatment, we attempt to devise newer and better ways of combating this formidable disease. It was with this in view that during my summer service of 1913, an endeavor was made to attack this malady in a way entirely different from any previously undertaken. The etiology of gastro-enteritis has been and will be for years to come a much discussed subject. Without reiterating the well known conclusions of many pediatrists, based on theoretical considerations and practical observations, let us state that in our opinion also, gastro-enteritis is probably primarily a nutritional disorder, having as a secondary causal factor a bacteriologic basis. Both of these factors operate in winter as well as in summer. To account, then, for the

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American journal of diseases of childrenAmerican Medical Association

Published: Aug 1, 1914

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